Potato, po-tah-to.

I don't when that will be, I just don't want to me caught holding the hot potato when the market crashes.

I don't think it's a bubble, although it might resemble one in your area. '06 was different. the property values were artificially inflated nationwide. mortgages for virtually any amount could be gotten, i.e.100% financing, no proof of income. even appraisers were in on the action. mortgage brokers and lenders were making a fortune because everybody wanted a bigger house, irrespective of the ARMs and outrageous rates. lenders didn't care if people defaulted because they were passing the proverbial hot potato by bundling all those crappy mortgages and selling them to investors as mortgage backed securities. it was coined "irrational exuberance" (patial thanks to alan Greenspan, but he's a separate topic not worth exploring here). easy money created high demand for a relatively low supply. prices went through the roof. until it all crashed.fast forward to '16. lending standards have tightened and prices are back to normal levels. interest rates are low and that's good but you actually have to be qualified to get a mortgage these days.  

The first two thought I was small potatoes, not serious about investing.

It is extemely hard work. we have been helping a local farmer get in some left over crops before the frost hits the dirt. anyway we have been digging potato's by hand or with a shovel as the tata's grew small this year.  

Fast forward 12 years and I have 8 units total in 3 buildings,   so I'm small,   but no longer just getting started I guess.I'm small potatoes but depending on what I choose to do for my next move I could keep investing in 3-4plexes or I could trade an existing property to get up to a building with maybe as much as 12-16 units depending on area. 

Maybe this will help use my skillset and learn through osmosis with a company that holds about 5000 doors in my region.

Whenever I’m just looking for meat and potatoes wisdom I read proverbs 

Once I found BiggerPockets I realized there is money everywhere so that became much less important.Once you don't buy the $20,000 to $40,000 they drop you like a hot potato.  

If you have a really demanding need and need a top notch photographer you will have to pay a lot more.That being said most people with websites that are small potatoes don't need all rights, just usage rights and not the copyright.